Tag Archives: Protest

Adnan Aamir On May 28, all political parties of Pakistan reached a consensus on the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC) in the All Parties Conference (APC). Although it’s good news but it comes as a big surprise because the federal government didn’t concede anything major to win over the support of political parties of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). ...

Sami Parvez Quetta – A strike has been called today in Quetta to protest the sectarian killings of yesterday. In three separate incidents 4 people were killed and 9 others inured in Quetta on Sunday. The killings were termed as sectarian killings and the security situation in Quetta remained tense yesterday. Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences ...

Quetta – Complete shutter down strike was observed in Quetta city against alleged changes in route of China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC), on Wednesday. Awami National Party (ANP), JUI-F, JUI-N, JUI-S, Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) and different traders associations had called for shutter down strike. Strike was observed to protest the change in route of CPEC which has allegedly been shifted ...

Transporters in Quetta city are on strike since 20th April. For more than two weeks, passengers that want to travel to Quetta from interior Balochistan are facing a great deal of misery. Reason for this strike is that Balochistan government is hell bent on shifting all bus stands to Hazar Gunji, a suburb located 32 KM out of Quetta city. ...

Sami Parvaz Transporters in Quetta are holding strike against the shifting Bus stands to Hazar Ganji. If we analyze this decision of government, it is completely inconvenient for transporter as well as passenger. As a matter of fact, security situation in Hazar Gunji is very dangerous. It’s not safe to travel in that area after evening. Shifting bus stand there ...

Quetta – Transporters of Quetta blocked Sariab road Quetta by parking 6 coaches on main road which disrupted the traffic of the entire city, on Monday. Transporters were protesting against shifting of bus stands to Hazar Gunji which is located in outskirts of Quetta. Government of Balochistan forcefully started shifting of bus stands to Hazar Gunji which triggered the transporter’s ...

Behram Baloch Quetta – Balochistan National Party (BNP) has called upon United Nations to take urgent steps to ensure the withdrawal of Afghan Immigrants from Balochistan, on Thursday. This demand was made by Leaders and workers of BNP who held a demonstration outside Quetta Press club to protest against Issuance of Computerized National Identity cards (CNICs) to Afghan Immigrants. “We ...

Quetta – Highways in all over Balochistan were blocked by Zamindar Action committee (ZAC) to protest long hours of electricity load shedding, on Monday. ZAC is a union of farmers and growers in Balochistan and it had given a call to block all major roads of Balochistan to record its protests against federal government for long hours of load shedding ...

Quetta – Kashmir solidarity day was observed in Quetta just like the rest of Pakistan. 5th February is observed as a Kashmir solidarity day and a public holiday in Pakistan every year. Quetta Press club was the center of attention for all the protests relating to Kashmir solidarity day. Different political parties and civil groups held demonstration against Indian government ...